All-Tackle Length Eligible Species and Minimum Lengths

Saltwater Freshwater
Albacore Thunnus alalunga 61 cm Arawana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum 41 cm
Amberjack, greater Seriola dumerili 92 cm Asp Leusciscus aspius 40 cm
Barracuda, great Sphyraena barracuda 95 cm Barbel Barbus barbus 44 cm
Barracuda, Guinean Sphyraena afra 95 cm Barramundi Lates calcarifer 62 cm
Barracuda, Mexican Sphyraena ensis 65 cm Bass, Australian Macquaria novemaculeata 27 cm
Bass, black sea Centropristis striata 33 cm Bass, largemouth Micropterus salmoides 48 cm
Bass, European Dicentrarchuslabrax 46 cm Bass, smallmouth Micropterus dolomieu 34 cm
Bass, kelp (calico) Paralabrax clathratus 33 cm Bass, spotted Micropterus punctualtus 34 cm
Bass, striped Morone saxatilis 67 cm Bass, striped (landlocked) Morone saxatilis 65 cm
Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix 59 cm Bass, white Morone chrysops 24 cm
Bonefish, Atlantic Albula spp. 50 cm
Bonefish, Pacific Albula spp. 50 cm Bass, whiterock Morone saxatilis M. chrysops 44 cm
Bonito, Atlantic Sarda sarda 42 cm Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1 19 cm
Bonito, Pacific Sarda spp. 49 cm Bowfin Amia calva 45 cm
Buri (Japanese amberjack) Seriola quinqueradiata 52 cm Brycon Brycon spp. 24 cm
Cobia Rachycentron canadum 85 cm Buffalo, bigmouth Ictiobus cyrprinellus 48 cm
Cod, Atlantic Gadus morhua 80 cm Buffalo, smallmouth Ictiobus bubalus 50 cm
Cod, Pacific Gadus macrocephalus 56 cm Carp, common Cyprinus carpio 55 cm
Corbina, California Minticirrhus undulatus 33 cm Carp, grass Ctenopharyngodon idella 66 cm
Dentex Dentex dentex 49 cm Catfish, blue Ictalurus furcatus 73 cm
Drum, black Pogonias cromis 67 cm Catfish, channel Ictalurus punctatus 60 cm
Drum, red Sciaenops ocellatus 72 cm Catfish, flathead Pylodictis olivaris 75 cm
Flounder, summer Parachutes dentatus 44 cm Catfish, redtail (pirarara) Phractocephalus hemioliopterus 69 cm
Grouper, black Mycteroperca bonaci 77 cm Catfish, sharptooth Clarias gariepinus 85 cm
Grouper, gag Mycteroperca microlepis 66 cm Char, Arctic Salvelinus alpinus 51 cm
Grouper, red Epinephelus morio 42 cm Crappie, black Pomoxis nigromaculatus 24 cm
Halibut, California Paralichthys californicus 66 cm Crappie, white Pomoxis annularis 24 cm
Jack, almaco Seriola rivoliana 80 cm Dolly varden Salvelinus malma 50 cm
Jack, crevalle Caranx hippos 57 cm Dorado Salminus maxillosus 55 cm
Jack, horse­eye Caranx latus 50 cm Gar, Florida Lepisosteus platyrhincus 42 cm
Jack, Pacific crevalle Caranx caninus 50 cm Gar, longnose Lepisosteus osseus 77 cm
Kahawai (Australian salmon) Arripis trutta 41 cm
Kawakawa Euthynnus affinis 47 cm Gar, shortnose Lepisosteus platostomus 38 cm
Ladyfish Elops spp. 39 cm Grayling Thymallus thymallus 25 cm
Leerfish (Garrick) Lichia amia 61 cm Grayling, Arctic Thymallus arcticus 37 cm
Mackerel, cero Scomberomorous regalis 47 cm Huchen Hucho hucho 72 cm
Mackerel, king Scomberomorus cavalla 75 cm Inconnu Stenodus leucichtys 64 cm
Mackerel, narrowbarred Scomberomorus commerson 100 cm Kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka 32 cm
Mackerel, Pacific sierra Scomberomorus sierra 49 cm Muskellunge Esox masquinongy 76 cm
Mackerel, Spanish Scomberomorus maculatus 39 cm Muskellunge, tiger Esox masquinongy x Esox Lucius 57 cm
Madai Pagellus bogaraveo 40 cm Nembwe Serranochromis robustus 27 cm
Meagre Argyrosomus spp. 30 cm Oscar Astronotus ocellatus 19 cm
Milkfish Chanos chanos 60 cm Payara Hydrolicus scomberoides 53 cm
Permit Trachinotus falcatus 52 cm Peacock, blackstriped Cichla intermedia 26 cm
Pollack, European Pollachius pollachius 50 cm Peacock, blue Chichla piquiti 30 cm
Pollock Pollachius virens 56 cm Peacock, butterfly Cichla ocellaris 33 cm
Pompano, African Alectis ciliaris 58 cm Peacock, Orinoco Cichla orinocensis 32 cm
Pompano, Florida Trachinotus carolinus 27 cm Peacock, speckled Cichla temensis 45 cm
Pompano, snubnose Trachinotus blochii 39 cm Pellona, Amazon Pellona castelnaeana 37 cm
Queenfish, talang Scomberoides commersonianus 60 cm Perch, European Perca fluviatilis 40 cm
Rockfish, black/blue Sebastes melanops 31 cm Perch, Nile Lates niloticus 100 cm
Rockfish, yelloweye Sebastes ruberrimus 51 cm
Roosterfish Nematistius pectoralis 81 cm Perch, white Morone Americana 21 cm
Runner, rainbow Elagatis bipinnulata 60 cm Perch, yellow Perca flavescens 18 cm
Samson fish Seriola hippos 75 cm Pickerel, chain Esox niger 39 cm
Seabass, blackfin Lateolabrax latus 47 cm Pike, northern Esox lucius 68 cm
Seabass, Japanese (suzuki) Lateolabrax japonicus 63 cm Salmon, Atlantic Salmo salar 64 cm
Seabass, white Atractoscion nobilis 83 cm Salmon, Atlantic (landlocked) Salmo salar 46 cm
Seabream, gilthead Sparus aurata 37 cm Salmon, chinook Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 53 cm
Seatrout, spotted Cynoscion nebulosus 50 cm Salmon, chum Oncorhynchus keta 48 cm
Shark, bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo 50 cm Salmon, coho Oncorhynchus kisutch 53 cm
Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus 32 cm Salmon, pink Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 39 cm
Skipjack, black Euthynnus lineatus 42 cm Salmon, sockeye Oncorhynchus nerka 35 cm
Snapper (squirefish) Pagrus auratus 47 cm Shad, American Alosa sapidissima 35 cm
Snapper, cubera Lutjanus cyanopterus 69 cm Snakehead Channa spp. 29 cm
Snapper, grey Lutjanus griseus 37 cm Snapper, Papuan black Lutjanus goldiei 50 cm
Snapper, African red Lutjanus agennes 69 cm Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma spp. 52 cm
Snapper, mullet Lutjanus aratus 58 cm Taimen Hucho taimen 78 cm
Snapper, mutton Lutjanus analis 45 cm Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum 53 cm
Snapper, Pacific cubera Lutjanus novemfasciatus 67 cm Tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus 43 cm
Snapper, red Lutjanus campechanus 48 cm Tigerfish, giant Hydrocynus goliath 64 cm
Snapper, yellowtail Ocyurus chrysurus 34 cm Trahira Trahira spp. 26 cm
Snook, Atlantic Centropomus spp. 25 cm
Snook, Pacific Centropomus spp. 25 cm Trout, brook Salvelinus fontinalis 34 cm
Tarpon, oxeye Megalops cyprinoides 75 cm Trout, brown Salmo trutta 51 cm
Tautog Tautoga onitis 44 cm Trout, bull Salvelinus confluentus 51 cm
Threadfin, giant African Polydactylus quadrifilis 100 cm Trout, cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarki 44 cm
Threadfin, king Polydactylus macrochir 83 cm Trout, golden Oncorhynchusa guabonita 35 cm
Trevally, bigeye Caranx sexfasciatus 44 cm Trout, lake Salvelinus namaycush 74 cm
Trevally, bluefin Caranx melampygus 58 cm Trout, rainbow Oncorhynchus mykiss 54 cm
Trevally, giant Caranx ignobilis 76 cm Trout, tiger Salmo trutta x Salvelinus fontinalis 43 cm
Trevally, golden Gnathanodon speciosus 48 cm Walleye Stizostedion vitreum 52 cm
Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis 48 cm Zander Stizostedion lucioperca 43 cm
Tuna, blackfin Thunnus atlanticus 52 cm
Tuna, longtail Thunnus tonggol 72 cm
Tuna, skipjack Katsuwonus pelamis 49 cm
Tunny, little Euthynnus alletteratus 53 cm
Weakfish Cynoscion regalis 48 cm
Yellowtail, California Seriola lalandi dorsalis 80 cm
Yellowtail, southern Seriola lalandi 78 cm